Jeweller shot dead in UP's Mirzapur, probe underway

Unidentified persons shot dead a jeweller in front of the BHU South campus at Barkachha in Uttar Pradesh's Mirzapur district, police said Saturday. Basant Seth (40) was returning from his jewellery shop in Barakachha Market in Dehat Kotwali area on Friday night when he was shot at, Inspector Abhay Singh said.

The police and locals rushed him to the district hospital where doctors declared him dead, he said. The cause of murder was not immediately known. The jeweller's bag was found missing but Rs 19,000 in cash were recovered from his pocket, Singh said, adding that a probe has been initiated.